Thomas Frank departed Brentford last week for Tottenham Hotspur, to become Ange Postecoglou’s successor at the north London club.
Frank spent over six years at Brentford before leaving them for Spurs. On Monday, the Bees confirmed that his assistant, Claus Nørgaard, has left the club.
Nørgaard joined Brentford as Frank’s assistant in December 2022 and now steps down from his role. He won’t be following the 51-year-old to Tottenham.
Denmark’s Bold spoke to Nørgaard, who explained he’s pleased to have worked with the new Tottenham manager at Brentford.
“Everything has happened with great respect for each other. I have the best memories with Thomas after working closely together for two and a half years,” he said.
The former Brentford assistant manager then went on to explain why he won’t accompany Frank to Spurs.
“There were several things that came into play when Thomas moved to Tottenham. Personally, I couldn’t make it fit in that well,” Nørgaard explained.
“When you take a job like the one Thomas has taken, it requires enormous dedication. Now we’re parting ways, and I greatly appreciate our collaboration over the many years.”
Having left Brentford, Nørgaard wants to spend the rest of the year with his family. He has plans to travel with them in the coming months and then his aim is to look for a new job.
Nørgaard started his coaching career at lower division Danish side VSK Aarhus in 2012. He managed Superliga side Sønderjyske Fodbold between January 2017 and December 2018 and that’s been his only experience in the Danish top division.
On his future plans, he added: “I’m a football coach and will be coaching again, but it won’t be until the new year.
“Due to Brexit, we will be out of England in two months. So, our plan is to travel around the world and then return to Denmark, where we will then find a place to live.”